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Troubled Geelong recruit Jack Steven is tonight recovering in hospital from a stab wound to the chest. Police are investigating what led to Geelong footballer Jack Steven being hospitalised with a stab wound on Saturday night, after the 30-year-old … For us, we just really need to focus on his health and wellbeing,” Lloyd said.Meanwhile Steven’s ex-teammate Jack Steele has paid tribute to the four-time St Kilda best and fairest winner at training, wearing a pair of socks featuring a cartoon version of him."Since he’s arrived at the Geelong football Club he hasn’t missed a beat and he’s training really well and he’s been in great spirits and he’s really popular as I said. “The AFL today said the inquiry into Geelong Cats player Jack Steven suffering an injury to his chest in May has been completed and the matter is now closed,” the statement said. Geelong aren't looking for former St Kilda star Jack Steven to replace Tim Kelly. “The AFL today said the inquiry into Geelong Cats player Jack Steven suffering an injury to his chest in May has been completed and the matter is now closed,” the statement said.Geelong midfielder Jack Steven has been cleared of wrongdoing by the AFL Integrity Department over a stabbing incident.With the Cats set to restart their season against Hawthorn on June 12, General Manager of Football Simon Lloyd has revealed that he has returned to full training and is pushing to return in the coming weeks.The league has confirmed on Monday that they have accepted Steven's version of events and have cleared him of any breaches of league and COVID-19 protocols.“While the matter is now closed, the welfare of Steven remains the priority for the AFL and the Geelong Football Club.”“As per normal procedure, the AFL Integrity Department waited until after Victoria Police had closed its inquiry into the matter, before seeking details from Steven.“The AFL Integrity Department is satisfied with Steven’s explanation and has determined there was no breach of AFL Rules or breach of any of the COVID-19 protocols that are currently in place.“He’ll start to be introduced to the competitive stuff over the coming sessions.” Credit: Getty Images The Cats' five other exclusions, aside from the injured Darcy Fort, were already known with Gary Ablett returning to Victoria for family reasons and Joel Selwood, Luke Dalhaus and Jordan Clark all injured. Geelong Cats footballer Jack Steven is in the Alfred Hospital recovering from a stab wound, as the team and police try to work out what led to the injury. Added May 17th, 2020 Share Jack Steven has been rested. After a strong training session over the weekend, Steven will be doing all he can to earn himself a place in the starting 18. AFL star Jack Steven - who was mysteriously stabbed in the chest - finds a new flame… a year after he split with the mother of his child. Jack broke down after the final whistle as Gers lost out to bitter rivals Celtic in Sunday’s Betfred Cup final. Police are investigating after Steven … Jack Steven of Geelong is tackled by Dylan Shiel of Essendon during the Marsh Community Cup AFL match in March of this year. The AFL‘s integrity team still wants to look into Jack Steven’s weekend stabbing incident, according to the Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph.. Steven is expected to be out of hospital by the end of the week after being transferred from Cabrini to The Alfred.“What we do ... understand is this was not an issue of self-harm, and this was certainly not a random attack. Steven still has an outside chance of making a return to action for the Cats when the team resumes play Friday versus Hawthorn. Steven Gerrard has leapt to the defence of Ryan Jack – insisting the Rangers midfielder’s Hampden tears are not a sign of weakness. And so what the expectation is this was a person who was known to him.The Cats are not even considering a return to football and intend to support Steven’s mental health as a first priority.“They’re very much of the view they want to help him with his mental wellbeing and his mental health issue, but that’s not going to give him a free pass, even if he doesn’t tell the police the circumstances of which he was stabbed.”It’s understood Steven has responded to messages of support from friends and family."Our medical team have spoken to the trauma doctors at the Alfred and where he received the injury was under the right thoracic, so in his chest,” Geelong football boss Simon Lloyd said on Monday."Really now we need to give him the space that he needs during this point in time and hopefully he does have a quick recovery and then we’ll assess where we go from there."But it’s believed the incident involved a person known to Steven, rather than self-harm or a random attack.“Whether he was trying to cover up an embarrassing circumstance, they are things the AFL will very much be keen to know.Subscribe to our Fox Sports newslettersThe stab wound was just to the side of his heart and remains the subject of a police investigation.“We’re not even thinking about that (a training return) at this present point in time.